1. Challenges to DACs Adequate water source
Providing water that meets drinking water standards
Adequate TMF – technical, managerial and financial ability to operate a public water system.
Presented by the Water Association of Kern County

2. Pressing Water Quality Issues
Kern County drinking water issues
Nitrate
Arsenic
Uranium
1,2,3-Trichloropropane (TCP) – proposed drinking water standard
Presented by the Water Association of Kern County

3. Legislation for DACs
Integrated Regional Water Management (IRWMP) - DWR's IRWM story began in 2002 when the Regional Water Management Planning Act (SB 1672) was passed by the Legislature.
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) which was enacted with landmark legislation in 2014.
SB 88 – Mandatory Consolidation for DACs that lack TMF passed in 2015.
Presented by the Water Association of Kern County

4. Human Right to Water (HR2W)
On Sept. 25, 2012, Gov. Brown signed Assembly Bill 685, making California the first state in the nation to recognize that “every human being has the right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible water...”
The State Water Board adopted a resolution on Feb. 16, 2016, identifying the human right to water as a top priority and core value of the State and Regional Water Boards.
Human Right to Water Portal
Presented by the Water Association of Kern County